Narrative:

Saturday night; an aircraft was turned over to me from swing shift maintenance with a lightning strike. Damage was found on the rudder; vertical stabilizer and below the forward service door. All items were temporarily repaired or deferred as required. The mv-1 check was also required and performed on the aircraft. The following morning during the crew preflight walkaround; burn; low on the left engine outboard thrust reverser was found. The item was addressed before push but took a 44 min delay. Factors for the error were it was dark and item was low on the engine. To prevent this from happening in the future; 2 mechanics should be required to perform and sign off the inspection. An extra set of eyes should prevent items from getting missed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 WAS INSPECTED FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE. DAMAGE FOUND WAS REPAIRED OR DEFERRED. PREFLT INSPECTION BY CREW FOUND BURN SPOT LOW ON #1 ENG OUTBOARD THRUST REVERSER.

Narrative: SATURDAY NIGHT; AN ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO ME FROM SWING SHIFT MAINT WITH A LIGHTNING STRIKE. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE RUDDER; VERT STABILIZER AND BELOW THE FORWARD SVC DOOR. ALL ITEMS WERE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED OR DEFERRED AS REQUIRED. THE MV-1 CHK WAS ALSO REQUIRED AND PERFORMED ON THE ACFT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING DURING THE CREW PREFLT WALKAROUND; BURN; LOW ON THE LEFT ENG OUTBOARD THRUST REVERSER WAS FOUND. THE ITEM WAS ADDRESSED BEFORE PUSH BUT TOOK A 44 MIN DELAY. FACTORS FOR THE ERROR WERE IT WAS DARK AND ITEM WAS LOW ON THE ENG. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE; 2 MECHS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM AND SIGN OFF THE INSPECTION. AN EXTRA SET OF EYES SHOULD PREVENT ITEMS FROM GETTING MISSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.